City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Fishers | Los Angeles | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,478/mo | $1,791/mo | 17.5% lower in A |
| Median home value | $339,000 | $822,600 | 58.8% lower in A |
| Median household income | $126,548 | $76,244 | 66.0% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 96.3 | 104.0 | 7.4% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 91.7 | 82.4 | 11.4% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 96.9 | 100.5 | 3.6% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.1 | 104.0 | 4.7% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Fishers, you'd need $121,182 in Los Angeles to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Fishers, IN is about 17.5% cheaper overall than Los Angeles, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 17% lower in Fishers than in Los Angeles. If you earn $80,000 in Fishers, you'd need about $96,946 in Los Angeles to keep the same standard of living.